|
|
|
|
|
Summary List of Seaplant Uses by Genus |
|
Zemke-White and Ohno
(1999) summarized uses by genus as follows:
|
| Use |
Genus |
Use |
Genus |
| agar |
Gelidiella |
food |
Acanthophora |
| agar |
Gracilaria |
food |
Alaria |
| agar |
Gracilariopsis |
food |
Asparagopsis |
| agar |
Mazzaella |
food |
Betaphycus |
| agar |
Pterocladia |
food |
Calaglossa |
| alginates |
Ascophyllum |
food |
Capspsiphon |
| alginates |
Cystoseira |
food |
Catnella |
| alginates |
Durvillaea |
food |
Caulerpa |
| alginates |
Fucus |
food |
Chondrus |
| alginates |
Laminaria |
food |
Cladisiphon |
| alginates |
Lessonia |
food |
Codium |
| alginates |
Macrocystis |
food |
Durvillaea |
| alginates |
Sargassum |
food |
Ecklonia |
| alginates |
Sargassum |
food |
Ecklonia |
| alginates |
Turbinaria |
food |
Egregia |
| carrageenan |
Acanthophora |
food |
Enteromorpha |
| carrageenan |
Betaphycus |
food |
Eucheuma |
| carrageenan |
Chondrus |
food |
Fucus |
| carrageenan |
Eucheuma |
food |
Gelidiella |
| carrageenan |
Gloiopeltis |
food |
Gelidium |
| carrageenan |
Gracilaria |
food |
Gloiopeltis |
| carrageenan |
Gymnogongrus |
food |
Gracilaria |
| carrageenan |
Hypnea |
food |
Grateloupia |
| carrageenan |
Iridaea |
food |
Halymenia |
| carrageenan |
Kappaphycus |
food |
Hizikia |
| carrageenan |
Mastocarpus |
food |
Hydroclathrus |
| carrageenan |
Tichocarpus |
food |
Hypnea |
| agricultural |
Ahnfeltia |
food |
Iridaea |
| agricultural |
Alaria |
food |
Kappaphycus |
| agricultural |
Ascophyllum |
food |
Laminaria |
| agricultural |
Dictyosphaeria |
food |
Laurencia |
| agricultural |
Ecklonia |
food |
Macrocystis |
| agricultural |
Enteromorpha |
food |
Mastocarpus |
| agricultural |
Fucus |
food |
Mazzaella |
| agricultural |
Gracilaria |
food |
Meristotheca |
| agricultural |
Halymenia |
food |
Monostroma |
| agricultural |
Hydroclathrus |
food |
Nemacystis |
| agricultural |
Laminaria |
food |
Nemalion |
| agricultural |
Laurencia |
food |
Nereocystis |
| agricultural |
Lithothamnion |
food |
Palmaria |
| agricultural |
Macrocystis |
food |
Pelvetia |
| agricultural |
Nereocystis |
food |
Porphyra |
| agricultural |
Phyllophora |
food |
Postelsia |
| agricultural |
Phymatolithon |
food |
Pterocladia |
| agricultural |
Sargassum |
food |
Sargassum |
| agricultural |
Turbinaria |
food |
Scinaia |
| agricultural |
Ulva |
food |
Scytosiphon |
| medicinal |
Acetabularia |
food |
Solieria |
| medicinal |
Asparagopsis |
food |
Ulva |
| medicinal |
Calaglossa |
food |
Undaria |
| medicinal |
Caulerpa |
roekelp |
Desmarestia |
| medicinal |
Dictyosphaeria |
roekelp |
Fucus |
| medicinal |
Enteromorpha |
roekelp |
Laminaria |
| medicinal |
Eucheuma |
roekelp |
Macrocystis |
| medicinal |
Gelidium |
|
| medicinal |
Gracilaria |
| medicinal |
Kappaphycus |
| medicinal |
Laurencia |
| medicinal |
Porphyra |
| medicinal |
Sargassum |
| medicinal |
Turbinaria |
| medicinal |
Ulva |
| paper |
Gracilaria |
| paper |
Ulva |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
